30 states, 20 national parks, 8 weeks, 5 kids
Last time we met Terri and her family of seven who took the Ultimate Road trip with 30 states and 20 national parks in an eight-week period. Here we’ll share a map and stops they took during their trip.
I used MyScenicDrives.com to plot the map. The site states that the trip was about 10,539 miles and about 183 hours and 22 minutes of driving! Read the whole series!
Coordinating map numbers and stops:
1. Des Moines, IA
2. Corn Palace -Mitchell, SD
3. Badlands NP, SD
4. Mt Rushmore NP, SD
5. Wind Cave NP, SD
6. Devils Tower National Monument, WY
7. Big Horn National Forest, WY
8. Yellowstone NP, WY
9. Glacier NP, MT
(through ID)
10. Seattle, WA
11. Olympic NP, WA
12. Cannon Beach, OR
13. Columbia River Gorge, OR
14. Redwoods NP, CA
15. Fort Bragg, CA
16. San Francisco, CA
17. Yosemite NP, CA
18. Monterrey, CA
19. San Simeon, CA
20. Los Angeles, CA
21. San Diego, CA
22. Las Vegas, NV
23. Grand Canyon NP, AZ
24. Zion NP, UT
25. Bryce Canyon NP, UT
26. Arches NP, UT
27. Canyonlands NP, UT
28. Mesa Verde NP, CO
29. Carlsbad Caverns NP, NM
30. San Antonio, TX
(drive through LA, AL, GA, MS, TN, and VA)
31. Washington DC
(drive through MD, DE, NJ)
32. NYC, NY
(Through CT)
33. Cape Cod, MA
(Drove home through PA, OH, IN IL)
34. Home – Des Moines, IA
URT Post 1 – Planning
URT Post 2 – Stops
URT Post 3 – Iowa to South Dakota
